Kitty

6x6 in - 15x15 cm

Oil on masonite

This kitty is my entry for "Daily Paintworks" Challenge.

Black Bird

6x6 in - 15x15 cm

Oil on hardboard

A black bird for Lela's "Paint And Draw Together" May Challenge.

Petits Macarons

6x6 in - 15x15 cm

Oil on hardboard

A new small painting for Evhe's "A nos pinceaux".

Delicious! Yummy!

Cherries in Love!

6x6 in *Oil on hardboard

This work is for "Paint And Draw Togeter" April's Challenge.

Although in my works I try lately to paint loose as much as possible (I struggle with that), in this particular work I painted what I saw and I tried cherries to be "fully alive and 3 dimensional". Pretty far... however I'm happy I tried!

Happy Easter!

The Chicken Challenge

6x6 in *Oil on hardboard

I love this chicken!

It is for "Daily Paintworks Challenge".

I am not a member of "Daily Paintworks", however anyone can participate and there are no deadlines. I like this!

Au Hohneck

6"x6" Oil on masonite

My new work done for a new discovered Challenge blog, French "A nos Pinceaux".

It is a landscape after a beautiful photo from Hohneck, in the Vosges Mountains, between Alsace and Lorraine -France.

Spring

11"x15" Oil on linen on masonite

This work is my very first painting, done long ago.

It is a study after a great Romanian painter Nicolae Tonitza (1886-1940).

You can see some of his other paintings here.

Happy Women's Day!

Girl Sketch

6"x6"

A sketch done with Staedtler pencils on white paper

In this harsh winter, waiting for spring.

Pink and Purple

This is my contribution to Art Sharing 21, "Butterfly project".

First I heard about it on Red Bubble. Then I tried it and love it! Gorgeous, it was a lot of fun!

Done in pink and purple with Scribbler, an online drawing tool.

And here is the new version, ScribblerToo.

Try them and have fun!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Old Frog

Oil on masonite, detail

This is an experiment. I did some colour adjustments to the image of the painting.

Pretty excited, I like these colours, too.

A Woman * Detail

Oil on canvas

I am working on something else now, however today I will post a detail from an older work, "Portrait of a woman", published a few months ago.

Working Hard

Oil on panel

*detail from an older painting

Happy Holidays !

Happy Holidays! and Merry Christmas!

"Inspiration" is back!

Snowmen

6"x6" Soft pastels on Canson paper

I added this work to the latest Collaboration project "Christmas Tree" from "Art Sharing 21".

Check the site and add your contribution!

"Inspiration all around us" is back! I also added my work here.

After a short break, Elena Malec took over the blog from Dana Marie,

so the art challenges will continue!

UPDATE: "Inspiration all around us" does not exist anymore. However the old site will continue as "Artistic Sentiments", hosted by Dana Marie.

Collaboration Project *Happy Thanksgiving!

A new project in collaboration with Chelsea Bednar and Elena Malec, just in time for Thanksgiving. This is for "Art Sharing 21".

My part -on the right side -was done with Oil Pastels on green paper.

Visit "Art Sharing 21" for more projects.

Happy Thanksgiving !

Collaboration Project * Halloween puzzle

This is a new collaboration project at "Art Sharing 21" : "Halloween puzzle"

Barbara Giordano - witch

Rodica Voicu - black cat

Elena Malec - owl

Nancie Johnson - pumpkin

My part, with the cat, oil pastel and acrylic on Canson Mi-Teintes paper

More details about this project here.

Collaboration Project * Tulip

I joined a new beautiful and interesting blog "Art Sharing 21" created by Elena Malec, where artists and art lovers can meet and work together on a project -online, in order to create "in a team effort something beautiful in the spirit of peace and harmony" as Elena said.

First project was a "Tulip" (2 pieces: the flower and the leaves)

My part -the leaves - Oil pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes paper

After Nancie Johnson completed the flower and I finished the leaves, without communicating with each other, Elena assembled and finished the work.

Please check this site , enjoy and... join!

Corner with Flowers

5"x7" Oil pastels on Canson paper

It is just a corner from a beautiful photo with flowers, provided at "Studio Atelier" for this month's Challenge. Check this site to see the other works.

Reflections

detail (from 12"x16") Oil on canvas

For "Inspirations All Around Us" Challenge blog.

"Royal Gala"

5"x7" Oil pastel on Canson paper

A new performance, two works posted in the same day!

This time is for "Paint and Draw Together" Challenge 9.

I tried something new, oil pastel.